5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

On'yomi
  • section (i.e. of text) ②phrase ③verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) ④haiku
Nanori
  • すく

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

section (i.e. of text) ②phrase ③verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) ④haiku
complaint ②phrase
phrase (verse, line) ②one haiku-poem
taboo word ②words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
first part of a poem
last part of a poem or Bible verse
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References

Unicode hex code 53E5
JIS X 0208 1-22-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 745
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 693
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2967
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3685
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1881
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2561
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 65
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 69
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1258
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 795
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3234
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 655
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 337
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 337
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 592
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1123
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 683
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 650
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 663
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 315
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 65
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d2.13
Four corner code 2762.0
De Roo Code 2549